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Originally Posted by sureLoss
If both sides are announcing it, it is likely they know the vote outcome already.
The real problem is that this agreement is for 2 years only, so we might be back to square 1 in 2017.
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Basically, the out clause that was removed wasn't removed. It just changed it's nature.
One wonders how much revenue the naming rights share and ticket/parking surcharges are worth? IIRC, the city paid a net total of about $8.5 million last year on the management deal. So unless what they give back to the team is worth less than $2 million, I'm not sure if the city is going to come out far ahead. Though at least it does cement costs a little better.